Sometimes a product just hits you, literally! TheO Smartball at first look makes you think, NO WAY am I putting my phone in there and then letting kids throw it around the classroom. But of course, I HAD to take the chance of my phone becoming a victim. TheO Ball by Physical Apps is AMAZING. Continue Reading

The school year is at the half-way point, (or almost) and supplies are bound to be running low. Does the general public have a clue of the speed and quantity of “general” supplies just ONE classroom can go through in that amount of time? Multiply that by the number of classrooms in the school andContinue Reading

The Dear Dragon books by Margaret Hillert are a staple in primary classrooms. Beginning and emerging readers feel so accomplished when they can complete a Dear Dragon book on their own and will proudly read the book numerous times to anyone who will sit down with them. Our classroom teacher of firsties could teach theContinue Reading

Whether we want to admit it or not, we have to face the fact that cold season is in full swing. As teachers, we see the GUNK every day. We clean, we wipe, we hold our breath, we try not to touch anything (or anyone)….does any one thing work? Not really. We must be diligentContinue Reading